Hotel rating: 4 Star
Chain: GlobRes
Number of floors: 4
Number of rooms: 46
Year opened: 1800
Year renovated: 2003

It is the verses of poets that guide the steps of guests of this hotel, recently opened on Via Margutta in the true artistic heart of Rome, just a few yards away from the Spanish Steps. Its artistic vocation stems not only from its location or the fact of being housed in a former college but also because art is the link connecting all its different components. Don't expect to see any signs. The entrance is a minimalist passageway blending in chameleon-like with the many art galleries on Via Margutta. This long pedestrian corridor with walls of gleaming white marble, paved with white pebbles and lit by a creation of the artist Enzo Catellani, provides access to the hall. Once the college chapel but now deconsecrated and painstakingly restored, it offers a highly Roman blend of sacred and profane, ancient and modern. Charmingly naive golden stars twinkle against the original cobalt blue background of the cross-vaulted roof. The altar is screened with a panel of thick glass streaked with ice blue that both conceals and displays the marble. There is a bar-restaurant providing a broad selection of teas and herbal infusions, buffet breakfast, a brunch and also features organic produce, cocktails, cold dishes and appetizers. The corridors of the four floors housing 46 rooms and suites are decorated in blue, orange, yellow and green with radiant light at the guests' entrance. The rooms are equipped with the most sophisticated facilities including a cordless keyboard for web surfing and satellite television. Guests who like to keep fit can go jogging in the nearby park of Villa Borghese or descend the splendid glass staircase to the basement and the small gym equipped with modern machines, a sauna, and an individual Turkish bath. Additional information: Children age 3 and under stay free in the room with parents and in existing bedding. Children age 4-10 will pay EUR 50.